Rack for pencils.



B. B. GOLDSMITH.

RACK FOR PENCILS.

APPLICATION r1150 AUG-1, 1911.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Parana" anion.

BYRON IB. GOLDSMITH, on NEW YORK, it. Y.

RACK FOR PENCILS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Application filed August 1, 1911 Serial No. 641,855.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BYRON B. GOLDSMITH,

a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough'of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Racks for Pencils, of which the following is a specificatio y The present invention has reference to a cheap, simple, strong and light device intended to hold and confine lead pencils and the like, and adapted to serve at will either 'to securely pack the articles'in question or to display them in an attractive and convenient manner. 7 It is'one of the advantages of thisdevice that it may be constructed from- -a single scoring and bending the same, I projecting fastening means need to be emsheetof pasteboard or the like, by merely and that no ployed.

The invention is shown in a preferred form in the accompanying drawings, where 1n Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device within a suitable box, as employed for packing purposes, Fig. 2 is a perspective view 1 of the same as used for displaying the pencils, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one half of a modified form.

My improved holder comprises one or more elements exemplified in Fig. 3, and

these are preferably made inpairs hinged together, either integrally (as preferred arid as shown) or otherwisea 'Each element of my device, may be conveniently referred to as a packing and display rack, and is composed of a strip of pasteboard or the like,

suitably scored and bentto form an upright back 10, provided'with forward extensions oftriangular prismaticshape. These extensions are formed by vsuccessive 'bendings.

upon three parallel in each extension an ber 11, a bracing member 12 and a fastening member 13, which last named member is firmly fixed to the upright back,.pre'ferably by glue, paste or cement. The edges of the fastening members '13 are preferably made to abut along the line 14.1 The outer project ing member of the lower prismatic extension forms the base of the entire element, and the pencils are supported in the manner shown by threading each through a vertical series scored' lines, producing outer projecting memof apertures 15, cut out of the topmost mem-- ner' shown Will result whichever form these prisms may take. I

I prefer to use the elements thus far described in pairs, as-shown in Figs. 1 and 2, hinged together at 16, whereby the elements may be made to stand at any desired angle to each other; thus greatly extending the eifective base and increasing the stability of the whole. In the form shown this is accomplished by forming the pair of elements of. a single sheet of pasteboard or the like, simply scored vertically along the hinging line 1 I In shipping the pencils, to remove them from the two elements are simply slipped into an appropriate box 17 of proper size and shape, with their two upright members 10 in contact, and with the pencils in place. i

Various changes may be made in my imit is not necessary display rack, but

proved rack without departing from my in- 'vention, and I do not limit myself tothe precise details herein shown and described.

, Whip-t1 claim is' sheet of pasteboard or the like scored and folded to 'formrack is in use and scored and folded on each side of said hinge to form an upright back, having both on top and bottom an inclosed triangular prismatic extension, each exten-v packing and display rack compris mg a foldable supportcomposed of a single a; -vertical hinge when the s on comprislng an outer projecting memher, a bracing member and a fastening member secured to said back, said extensions being perforated to receive pencils and the like, substantially as described.

2. A display rack for pencils composed of a single sheet of appropriate material folded o ward at each end to form prismatic extensions and fastening members; the two fas the sheet itself and abutting edge to edge,

tening members extending toward each and said prismatic extensions being suitably other, and lying flat against thesheet itself, perforated, substantially as described and-said prismatic extensions being suitably In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa- 5 perfoiatfd; 1z-:.ubstantifally as described. f ture, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

3. isp ay rack or encils composed 0 I a single sheet of approp riate material fold BYRON GOLDSMITH ed'forward at each end to form triangular Witnesses: prismatic extensions and fastening members, FRANK DREW,

10 the two fastening members lying flat against x FRANK J. MRAZ- 

